JD Allen Trio & Dave Douglas

The trumpeter Dave Douglas didn't always "get" Thelonious Monk. The melodies seemed too simple, less flashy than the licks one could learn from Coltrane. But eventually Douglas - a label owner, popular jazz podcast host, and John Zorn collaborator - learned just how much lived beneath the surface of Monk's music. He took on several Monk tunes as part of the SFJAZZ Collective's tribute to the composer and wrote a delightful number based on an eight-year-old's effort to play "Blue Monk." Monk's catalogue is as wide-open as the music Douglas makes. "Everything is represented in there," he says. "The more I play them, the more I learn."

TWO SETS: 7 PM & 9 PM